Muffins With Mommy!

Sam's school hosted a Muffins with Mommy today - it was really nice!  Sam handed me a flower when I arrived then he proceeded to tear it apart

And here is what was left of the stem - haha

Mommy and Sam by the Mothers Day sign all the kids drew on

All my goodies for Mother's Day - coupon for free cup of coffee - personalized cup that says Sam's mom - trail mix - a pic of Sam - and whats left of my flower

Here is a close up of the picture - It says  "I love you to pieces"

Because I love you!

I am sharing a freebie with you!!  yay!!  Just go here and fill out your name and email.... yes J, you MUST give away your precious email - LOL - anyway then you can get a FREE bag of Snikiddy Snacks!  I grabbed some last time the offer came around at BRU but they had milk in them - so none for Sam but Mark apparently loved them as he ate the whole bag!

I am not the parent I thought I would be

I always pictured myself as having this very clean child – no runny nose – no dirty hands – clean clothes

Then Sam came along.

He is ALL BOY! He loves the mud and water and mulch and bugs and dirt and everything messy! His nose runs constantly – I try to keep up with it but its impossible! Last night we had some mud puddles by the shed and Sam was dropping rocks in the water while saying “splash” and if the splash wasn’t big enough he would pick it up and drop it again. My first instinct was “Sam! Get out of the mud – look at your clothes – ugh!” But then I thought you know what? He is having so much fun and he is a child! Let him be one! So I gave him more rocks to splash and then gave him a bucket of water to make more mud (which he did) then in all his muddy glory he wanted me to hold him….. and I did! My clothes can be washed but the day will never be re-lived. I want Sam to look back and remember what a great childhood he had – with the mud and water and bugs – so that is what I am going to let him have. Have fun Sammy! Make mommy a mud pie =)

Teacher Appreciation Week

Its teacher appreciation week and I wanted to do something fun for Sam's teachers - I found a bunch of cute little ideas on the internet and came up with 1 gift per day - here they are:

You've got the "write" stuff Miss Jen!

 

Thanks for making Sam a "smartie" pants Miss Jen!

Miss Jen, You were "mint" to be a teacher!

I'm nuts about you Miss Jen!

The last one is a tiny vase with a single flower - obviously its not made up yet or the flower would die - but they will say  "Thanks for helping Sam "bloom" Miss Jen!"

Weekend Ramblings

It was a great weekend!  Sam and I headed to Maryland for Chelsea, Amber, and Justin's birthday party and to see my brother Mike who was in from Colorado.  Here are some pics of Sammy when Grandma was making him laugh

Here is a picture of Beth, my neice - isnt she a beauty?

My other 2 beautiful neices Chelsea and Hailey

And beautiful Miss Amber!

Jeff, Michelle, Granny, Me, and Mike

The silly picture

Sam and Hailey - the only pic we got of the 2 of them together and then

Sam on the right in his "capris" haha - they are really shorts

but with his short legs they look like capris!

Oh and here is a B&W close up of me and my brothers and sister because everyone looks better in B&W  hahah

This weekend Zac had his Jr Prom - here he is with his date Brittany - love this pic!

Here is Josh and Zac

Then one of Mark with Zac and Brit

So, that was our weekend - how was yours?

Baby fever!

I have baby fever! I haven’t had it before – the first year was WAY to hectic and sleepless for me to ever want any more kids – I probably said a million times that Sam would be an only child. I was serious! There was no way I was going thru that newborn stage again – I didn’t like it all. 9-12 months was a blast but 12-18 was even better and now at 19 months I think 18-24 will be even more fun! The talking, the running, the logic he is forming, how he says please when he wants something and then says uh-oh when something falls. Oh such a sweet time! Maybe it’s because things are so great right now that I can finally comprehend maybe having another baby. I do think it will be much easier the next time around since I am no longer a “newbie” mom! I was just sitting here at work thinking how I miss being pregnant and would love a new little bundle to hold – Sam would be an awesome big brother! Even the boys have been asking when we are having another baby. Alas, the timing just isn’t right…. Yet! We do want another child but we plan on waiting until Sam turns 2 – I think 3 yrs between kids would be ideal for me – especially if Sam is potty trained when baby #2 comes along - that would be in a perfect world. So for now I will just reminisce with these sweet pics of my Sammy

Oh Wait! No, No, not THAT one

Ahhhh... yes, much better =)

Happy Birthday Piper!

My "baby" turns 9 years old today!  Wow!  Where has the time gone???  I dont think I had a digital camera back then so I had to take pictures of my pictures - LOL - anyway that is why they may look funny - just a little stroll down memory lane of my sweet dog's life!

 

Piper loved to hang out under the deck! This is the house I lived in when I got her and she would go under there all the time - drove me crazy cuz I couldnt reach her to get her out-  but this pic has always been a favorite!!!

One of our many hiking trips back in the day!

And that leads us to today!  Here she is with her birthday hat!

And a birthday hug from Sam!